Metal tie and rail-fastener



R. H. WORRELL.

METAL TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPucfmoNfnED FEB.3,1920.

Patented May 25, 1920.r

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ATTORNEY UNITED SI'AIES.

ROBERT WORRELL, OF SEAIESBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.

METAL TIE ANI) RAIL-FLPJQSTENER.

Application filed February 3, 1920;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Renner I-I. VonnnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Statesburo', in the county of Raleigh and State of idest I'Tirginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Metal Tie and Bail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroad devices and has for its' object the provision of a metallic tie upon which are mounted rail engaging members whereby the rails may be held firmly and secu-rely thereon without any necessity for the employment of spikes or other accessories.

An" importantl object is the provision of a tie and rail fastener of this character in' which the rail engaging; members are pivotally mounted so` that they may, when the occasion arises, be swung out of engagement with the rail.

An additional object is the provision of a structure of this character which will be very simple inexpensivefin manufacture, highly eliicient in use, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

lVith the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my tie and rail fastening device,

F ig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional .view therethrough, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective detail view of one end of one of the rail engaging members.

Referringmore particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a tie which is formed of metal and which is troughshaped in cross section, as shown. It is understood that if desired the tie might be made rectangular in cross section. rThis tie is adapted to support rails A and in order that the rails may be secured upon the tie I provide at each end of the tie a pair of rail engaging members 11 and 12, 11 being the outer and 12 the inner. 'Ihe outer members 11 are formed from metal and are made in elongated shape having substantially the same width as the tie. Each of these members is provided with a circular depressed portion 13 which is pivotally mounted upon the tie by a suitable bolt or the like 14. T he remainder of the member does not bear Specification` of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920. Serial No. 355,942:

upon the tie. Formed at the outerL ends of the tie are upwardly extending projections 15 formed by stampingbthe body of the' tie upwardly from the underside and cach member 11 has termed therein at its outer end a correspondingly shaped depression 16' of partially spherical shape adapted' to engage the projection 15. Whensuch engage-` ment is effectedit will be seen that-the members 11 will properly engage the bases of l 17 which is pivotally connected with the tie, as shown at 1S, as by means of a suitable bolt or rivet. Each member' 12 has also formed therein at its underside a de pression 19, formed by stamping, and engageable over' a corresponding projection 2O formed by stamping the tie from its underside. A longitudinal rib 21 extends from the depression 17 to the depression 19 and serves to strengthen the member. At its free end, that is the end adjacent the projection 20, each member 12 is provided `with an inverted U-shaped hook or partial loop 22 within which may be engaged a suitable tool for prying the member 12 so as to engage the depression 19 upon the projection 2O in order to bring the other end of the member into proper engagement with the base of the rail secured.

In order that the depression 19 may be properly guided onto the projection 20, I provide the inner end of each member 12 with depressions 23 leading from the side edges of the member to the depression 19. -When the member 12 is swung upon its pivot either depression 23 will engage and slide over the projection 2O until the depression 19 engages upon the projection 20.

F rom the foregoing description and a study of the drawing it will be apparent that I have thus provided a very simply constructed tie rail fastener which will be extremely eilicient in use, which will permit rapid laying of a track, and which will be highly eiiicient and durable.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make suoli changes in the form,

construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the in vent-ion or the scope of the subj oined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: i

l. In combination, a tie, rails seating upon the tie, and rail members carried by the tie including a pair of plate members pivoted upon the tie outwardly of the rails and each having one end engaging the baseof a rail, an upwardly extending depression formed in the outer end of each of said plates, an upwardly extending projection formed upon the tie and engageable with said depression, and a pair of rail engaging members disposed upon the tie inwardly of the rail, each of said last named members including an elongated plate pivoted upon the tie and having one end engageable with the base of a rail and having its other end formed with an upwardly extending loop member, an upwardly extending depression formed in the underside of each of said last named members adjacent said loop members, upwardly extending projections formed in the tie and engageable by saidlast named de pression, a longitudinal rib formed in each of said last named members and terminating at said lastnamed depressions, and guide depressions formed in each of said last named members and extending from the outer edges thereof to said last named depressions.

able with the base of a rail and the other ends of said second named members and the tie therebeneathfbeing formed with mating depressions.

3. In combination, a tie, rails seating upon the tie, and rail fastening means carried by the tie comprising a pair of plate members pivoted upon the tie outwardly of the rails and each having one end engaging the base of a rail, said plate members and the tie being provided with mating depressions, and a pair of rail engaging members pivoted upon the tie inwardly of the rails and each including an elongated plate having one end engageable with the base of a rail and its other end formed with an upwardly extending loop member, said last named members and the tie therebeneath being formed with mating depressions.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

ROBERT H. WORRELL. 

